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One person has died and 16 others sickened in a four-state Salmonella outbreak linked to kosher chicken

CDC: Salmonella Outbreak in 4 States Linked to Kosher Chicken

To date, eight people have been hospitalized and one patient has died
One lot of 4-ounce bottles of Children's Advil Suspension Bubble Gum Flavored is being recalled because a packaging problem could lead to an overdose

Pfizer Recalls a Type of Children’s Liquid Advil

Recall due to mismarked dosage cup in 4-oz bottles of Children's Advil Suspension Bubble Gum Flavored
One lot of high blood pressure medication is being recalled after a labeling mix-up

Label Mix-Up Spurs Recall of Accord Blood Pressure Meds

Bottle in one of the lots found to contain 100 tablets of spironolactone
For patients with hemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors

Emicizumab Prophylaxis Cuts Bleeding in Hemophilia A

Lower bleeding rate with administration once weekly, every two weeks versus no prophylaxis
Rates of opioid use in the United States do not appear to be declining

U.S. Opioid Use Not Declining, Despite Focus on Abuse

Higher average daily dose seen in 2017 versus 2007, particularly for the disabled
The terminology used to describe small papillary thyroid cancers may affect patients' anxiety levels and treatment choices

Wording Used May Affect Thyroid Cancer Patients’ Anxiety, Choices

Calling it 'cancer' rather than 'lesions' or 'abnormal cells' could increase anxiety, likelihood of surgery
The state health department epidemiology workforce increased 22 percent from 2013 to 2017

State Public Health Workforce Grew From 2013 to 2017

Greater expertise in evaluation and applied research is needed to conduct essential services
Chronic vaping exerts biological effects on the lung

Chronic Vaping Exerts Biological Effects on Lungs

On visual inspection by bronchoscopy, airways of e-cigarette users appeared friable and erythematous
Most infants born in 2015 started breastfeeding

CDC: Most Babies Born in 2015 Started Out Breastfeeding

But less than one-half and one-quarter are exclusively breastfeeding through 3 and 6 months
Physical therapy management is associated with better outcomes for young patients undergoing arthroscopic hip surgery

PT Better After Hip Surgery Than Opioids in Younger Adults

Benefits include lower hip-related downstream costs and lower opioid use after arthroscopic surgery